पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · June 26, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya70.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra55.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.18°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha61.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.78°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra38.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani202.84°TulāViśākhā P1

Chennai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:25
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:35
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:21 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:21 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868369.27
Julian Day2456834.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.12°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0553°), declination 23.36°, EoT -2.49 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2014-06-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)